THE MELOCOMPASS PODCAST – Details, episodes & analysis

We are very pleased to share with you a special Bonus Episode for Season 5 with the talented Charlotte Tindle, Talent Acquisition queen.

Charlotte is most known her role as part of the Talent Acquisition team at Sony Music!

In her role Charlotte is blessed with the opportunity to able to shape the music industry by recruiting new creative professionals into all areas of a major label from Audience Development to Finance. Charlotte has a wealth of experience within music and speaks through her career journey from her time at BIMM University studying Music Production and freelancing in location and studio recordings after graduating.

Charlotte began working in recruitment for various industries whilst perusing her love of music through an internship in the promotions team at Hospital Records and later landing her role at Sony Music. Proving that non-music experience counts as well!

As a member of Talent Acquisition team, Charlotte has a tonne of advice to share with those beginning their career in the music business. She has also founded social platform Major Mentor to spread valuable knowledge and answer many FAQ's.

For any listeners interested in the Sony Music Internships, that will soon be accepting applications, this episode is full of gems!

We really hope that you enjoy listening, don't forget to like, comment and share with a friend.

Links:

Major Mentor Instagram: @themajormentor

Major Mentor TikTok: @majormentor

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Welcome back to part 2 of this special episode with Dr Sally Anne Gross. Sally is an industry legend and had a wealth of label experience both major and independent. In this episode we discuss her career transition into academia and shaping the Masters Course in Music Business Management at the University of Westminster as well as her extensive research into mental health in the music industry.

The impact that Sally's incredible research study 'Can Music Make You Sick?' has had on the music industry is incredible and really unpacks areas for development in an industry where so many struggle from stress and wider mental health issues. Further sources such as Help Musicians have reported on this study and are pushing its findings into the industry to promote healthier working environments for creatives.

This conversation holds so much insight and we really hoped you enjoy! Don't forget to like, comment and share!

LINKS:

Website: Sally Anne Gross

LinkedIn: Dr Sally Anne Gross

Book: Can Music Make You Sick?

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In this episode we spoke with the incredible Xylo! Xylo is an Artist, Producer and founder Music Production for Women: an online platform that provides a supportive environment for women to learn music tech skills. Since it's launch in 2019 MPW has taught more than 7000 women in over 120 countries; breaking down the barriers for women in the production space, partnered with global brands and has left Xylo internationally recognised as an entrepreneur and innovator through shesaid. so and being a finalist in the 2022 Australian Business xCellence awards.

In this episode we speak about: the experience of a female producer, barriers to entry, a day in the life for an artist/ entrepreneur/ producer and tackling networking as an introvert.

We really enjoyed working on this episode and hope that for any aspiring producers listening this empowers you to get stuck in :)

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Links:

Xylo's Music: Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music

Xylo's Instagram: @xyloaria

Website: http://www.xyloaria.com/

MPW Instagram: @musicproductionforwomen

MPW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicproductionforwomen

Website: https://musicproductionforwomen.com/

Free Intro to Music Production Class: https://musicproductionforwomen.com/webinar-registration

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In this episode we spoke with Kaitlyn Davies who helped us to pull back the curtain on buzz-topics such as Web 3.0 and Blockchain! With the increasing pressure to stay updated on tech news in the past few years Kaitlyn's expert knowledge has given us a more cohesive image of the future of the music industry.

Kaitlyn has had a vast and varied career journey that has led her across the globe from Toronto to London, Berlin and now Lisbon. She began her career in music in Publicity roles, moved to working at Soundcloud and during that time co-founded CO:QUO which was her introduction to Web 3.0 and Blockchain which led to her now spending her time exploring interdisciplinary intersections of technology, society and music through research, facilitation and community organising in her roles at Friends With Benefits and Refraction DAOs, as well as hosting radio shows on Refuge Worldwide and Cashmere Radio.

We truly learnt so much from this episode and if you enjoy please like, subscribe & share with a friend!

Links:

Instagram: @kaitlyndavies

Twitter: @kaitlynmdavies

CO:QUO: website

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In this episode we spoke with the lovely Tina Edwards, one of the UK's most respected Jazz selectors. Tina brings together the best elements of the UK's Jazz scene and club-culture to create magic.

In this episode we speak about her broad career from being a longtime host on Worldwide FM working with Giles Peterson to working on a currently working with British Airways on her show 'Next Big Thing'. Tina has also hosted BBC Documentary 'Spitting Fire' which delves into UK club-culture and recently launched RE:SONATE with Tim Garcia; a curation and live events platform.

We also touch on Tina's experience with ADHD and both the struggles it has bought as well as how she's found it to be a superpower.

We hope you enjoy this episode. Do like, subscribe and share with a friend! 

Links:

Tina's Next Gig: Tickets!

Instagram: @tinaedwardsdj

LinkedIn: Tina Edwards

Re:sonate: @resonatemusiclive

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Welcome back to Season 4 of the MeloCompass Podcast! 

In this episode we spoke to the awesome Ree Sewell, a Grammy Award Winning A&R Executive currently working at Universal Music Group. In this episode we discussed: Ree's Music Business Management Masters as well as Ree's roles in the music industry from event, tour and music engineer management.

We also discuss Power Up: a PRS Foundation initiative that champions Black music creators and industry professionals. 

Whilst working in the business Ree has also constructed curriculums for the Capital Xtra Music Potential Programme and organised events to highlight up and coming artists and DJs in London at Boxpark.

Links:

LinkedIn: Ree Sewell

Ree @ Power Up: https://prsfoundation.com/grantees/ree-sewell-power-up-industry-professionals/ 

Power Up: https://prsfoundation.com/powerup/ 

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As an extra special Bonus Episode for Season 3 we spoke with the wonderful Charlie Tee at The Ministry in partnership with Moving The Needle and Getahead!

Charlie is a multi-genre DJ and Broadcaster renowned for being the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 Drum & Bass Show but also wears many hats in her role as Label Head at Total Records. She has performed sets at incredible events such as Hospitality, Fabric and Boardmasters. As a Broadcaster Charlie has also worked with some huge names as well as nurture newer talent such as Nia Archives and Ammara.

In this episode we discuss Charlie's journey into the music industry, her day to day and musical philosophy of supporting what she connects with.

You can catch Charlie on BBC Radio 1’s Drum and Bass Show every Saturday 11pm to 1am to get you electrified for the night ahead or follow her on any socials @charlieteedj

Huge thanks to Moving the Needle and Getahead for providing a platform for this conversation! You can listen to our episodes with some of their key players Karen Emmanuel (S3 E4) and Jenni Cochrane (S2 E6)

We hope you enjoy this episode, please like, subscribe and leave a rating as it really does help.

We had some technical difficulties with recording this episode but please bare with us since this episode is full of gems!

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Welcome back to The Melocompass Podcast!

This week: Nicky reflects on the all the episodes so far, discussing some of your favourites.

And with a special message, Nicky provides one actionable tip for furthering your career in music.

We really hope that you enjoy this episode, please do subscribe and leave a rating.

Connect with us:

Instagram: @melocompassuk

Website: https://www.melocompass.uk

Like all of our episodes, this was recorded remotely.

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This week we spoke with Kelli Slade. We discuss her whole journey within the music industry from education to her current role where she oversees the Commercial Music and Creative Licensing EMEA team at TikTok/ ByteDance.

Day to day she collaborates with marketing, creative and third-party brands who advertise on the platform. The team leads on sync, partnerships, strategy and music activations as well as working with publishers, labels and bespoke music companies along the way.

It was wonderful speaking with Kelli and we really hope that you enjoy this episode!

Please do subscribe and leave a rating as it really does help!

Connect with Kelli:

TikTok: @kelliiislade

Instagram: @kelli.slade

LinkedIn: Kelli Slade

Or if you'd like to share your music with Kelli, you do so via DISCO

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Karen started in the music business booking bands and DJ-ing at Leeds university. In the late 80s, she took a job at Rough Trade Distribution climbing the ladder in a male-dominated sector by asking the right questions and learning the numbers.  In 1990, she used her redundancy to start Key Production, which specialises in the design and manufacture of Vinyl CDs, DVDs and cassettes plus bespoke packaging for both music and a growing list of other industries.

Through first organic growth and then a series of acquisitions that added knowledge and expertise to the company, Key Production Group now comprises 56 people at four offices in England and is the leader in its field.

Karen has been the driving force behind Moving the Needle, an initiative focussing on supporting women in the music industry.

She has also built and owns a sustainable Hotel in Nicaragua and mentors as well as speaking at schools and universities.

What a delight it was to speak with Karen! We really hope that you enjoy this episode.

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Connect with Moving the Needle: info@mtnnow.com or complete their survey.

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